Chapter 359

CHAPTER 359-S.F.No. 2730
An act relating to state government; department of
administration; making technical corrections relating
to information systems and technology, data practices,
and certain appropriations oversight; changing the
name of the Minnesota telecommunications network;
clarifying department of administration authority over
building operations and maintenance; extending the
expiration date of the governor's residence council;
changing certain terminology, providing for
disposition of certain revenue, modifying provisions
relating to certain disability councils, and
clarifying certain referenda authority with respect to
the state building code; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.24,
subdivision 1; 16B.27, subdivision 3; 16B.58,
subdivision 1; 16B.65, subdivisions 1 and 6; and
124C.74, subdivisions 2 and 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; 16B.415;
16B.465; 16B.72; 16E.03, subdivision 1; 16E.13,
subdivision 3; and 221.173; Laws 1995, First Special
Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, subdivision
1, as amended; and Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1,
section 12, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
15.059, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. [NO EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 5,
the advisory councils and committees listed in this subdivision
do not expire June 30, 1997. These groups expire June 30, 2001,
unless the law creating the group or this subdivision specifies
an earlier expiration date.
Investment advisory council, created in section 11A.08;
Intergovernmental information systems advisory council,
created in section 16B.42, expires June 30, 1999;
Feedlot and manure management advisory committee, created
in section 17.136;
Aquaculture advisory committee, created in section 17.49;
Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76;
Pesticide applicator education and examination review
board, created in section 18B.305;
Advisory seed potato certification task force, created in
section 21.112;
Food safety advisory committee, created in section 28A.20;
Minnesota organic advisory task force, created in section
31.95;
Public programs risk adjustment work group, created in
section 62Q.03, expires June 30, 1999;
Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee,
created in section 79A.02;
Youth corps advisory committee, created in section 84.0887;
Iron range off-highway vehicle advisory committee, created
in section 85.013;
Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002;
Game and fish fund citizen advisory committees, created in
section 97A.055;
Wetland heritage advisory committee, created in section
103G.2242;
Wastewater treatment technical advisory committee, created
in section 115.54;
Solid waste management advisory council, created in section
115A.12;
Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711;
Genetically engineered organism advisory committee, created
in section 116C.93;
Environment and natural resources trust fund advisory
committee, created in section 116P.06;
Child abuse prevention advisory council, created in section
119A.13;
Chemical abuse and violence prevention council, created in
section 119A.27;
Youth neighborhood services advisory board, created in
section 119A.29;
Interagency coordinating council, created in section
120.1701, expires June 30, 1999;
Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in
section 121.1601;
Nonpublic education council, created in section 123.935;
Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in
section 124.078;
Indian scholarship committee, created in section 124.48;
American Indian education committees, created in section
126.531;
Summer scholarship advisory committee, created in section
126.56;
Multicultural education advisory committee, created in
section 126.82;
Male responsibility and fathering grants review committee,
created in section 126.84;
Library for the blind and physically handicapped advisory
committee, created in section 134.31;
Higher education advisory council, created in section
136A.031;
Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031;
Cancer surveillance advisory committee, created in section
144.672;
Maternal and child health task force, created in section
145.881;
State community health advisory committee, created in
section 145A.10;
Mississippi River Parkway commission, created in section
161.1419;
School bus safety advisory committee, created in section
169.435;
Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in
section 175.007;
Code enforcement advisory council, created in section
175.008;
Medical services review board, created in section 176.103;
Apprenticeship advisory council, created in section 178.02;
OSHA advisory council, created in section 182.656;
Health professionals services program advisory committee,
created in section 214.32;
Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in
section 248.10;
American Indian advisory council, created in section
254A.035;
Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council, created in
section 254A.04;
Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in
section 256B.0625;
Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071;
Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and
community-based services advisory committee, created in section
256B.0911;
Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in
section 256B.093;
Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing
people, created in section 256C.28;
American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in
section 257.3579;
Juvenile justice advisory committee, created in section
268.29;
Northeast Minnesota economic development fund technical
advisory committees, created in section 298.2213;
Iron range higher education committee, created in section
298.2214;
Northeast Minnesota economic protection trust fund
technical advisory committee, created in section 298.297;
Pipeline safety advisory committee, created in section
299J.06, expires June 30, 1998;
Battered women's advisory council, created in section
611A.34.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.04,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [POWERS AND DUTIES, GENERAL.] Subject to other
provisions of this chapter, the commissioner is authorized to:
(1) supervise, control, review, and approve all state
contracts and purchasing;
(2) provide agencies with supplies and equipment and
operate all central store or supply rooms serving more than one
agency;
(3) approve all computer plans and contracts, and oversee
the state's data processing system;
(4) investigate and study the management and organization
of agencies, and reorganize them when necessary to ensure their
effective and efficient operation;
(5) manage and control state property, real and personal;
(6) maintain and operate all state buildings including thestate capitol building and grounds, as described in section16B.24, subdivision 1;
(7) supervise, control, review, and approve all capital
improvements to state buildings and the capitol building and
grounds;
(8) provide central duplicating, printing, and mail
facilities;
(9) oversee publication of official documents and provide
for their sale;
(10) manage and operate parking facilities for state
employees and a central motor pool for travel on state business;
(11) establish and administer a state building code; and
(12) provide rental space within the capitol complex for a
private day care center for children of state employees. The
commissioner shall contract for services as provided in this
chapter. The commissioner shall report back to the legislature
by October 1, 1984, with the recommendation to implement the
private day care operation.
Sec. 3. [16B.053] [GRANTS.]
The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend moneymade available from federal or other sources for the purposes ofcarrying out the duties and responsibilities of the commissionerunder sections 16B.054 and 16B.055.All moneys received by the commissioner under sections16B.054 and 16B.055 must be deposited in the state treasury andare appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for whichthe moneys are received. The money does not cancel and isavailable until expended.
Sec. 4. [16B.054] [DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.]
The department of administration is designated as theresponsible agency to assist the Minnesota governor's council ondevelopmental disabilities in carrying out all responsibilitiesunder United States Code, title 42, section 6021 et seq., aswell as those responsibilities relating to the program which arenot delegated to the council.
Sec. 5. [16B.055] [STAR PROGRAM.]
The department of administration shall serve as the leadagency to assist the Minnesota governor's advisory council ontechnology for people with disabilities in carrying out allresponsibilities pursuant to United States Code, title 29,section 2211 et seq., and any other responsibilities related tothat program.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.24,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS.]
The commissioner is authorized to maintain and operate the state
capitol building and grounds, subject to whatever standards and
policies are set for its appearance and cleanliness by the
capitol area architectural and planning board and the
commissioner under section 15.50, subdivision 2, clause (h)(j),
and the state office building, the judicial center, the economicsecurity buildings in Minneapolis and St. Paul, the statedepartment of health building, and the surplus propertybuilding, and their groundsall other buildings, cafeterias, andgrounds in state-owned buildings in the capitol area undersection 15.50, subdivision 2, clause (a), the state departmentof public safety, bureau of criminal apprehension building inSt. Paul, the state department of health building inMinneapolis, the Duluth government services center in Duluth,321 Grove street buildings in St. Paul, any other propertiesacquired by the department of administration, and, when the
commissioner considers it advisable and practicable, any other
building or premises owned or rented by the state for the use of
a state agency. The commissioner shall assign and reassign
office space in the capitol and state buildings to make an
equitable division of available space among agencies. The
commissioner shall regularly update the long-range strategic
plan for locating agencies and shall follow the plan in
assigning and reassigning space to agencies. The plan must
include locational and urban design criteria, a cost-analysis
method to be used in weighing state ownership against leasing of
space in specific instances, and a transportation management
plan. If the commissioner determines that a deviation from the
plan is necessary or desirable in a specific instance, the
commissioner shall provide the legislature with a timely written
explanation of the reasons for the deviation. The power granted
in this subdivision does not apply to state hospitals or to
educational, penal, correctional, or other institutions not
enumerated in this subdivision the control of which is vested by
law in some other agency.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.27,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [COUNCIL.] The governor's residence council
consists of the following 19 members: the commissioner; the
spouse, or a designee of the governor; the executive director of
the Minnesota state arts board; the director of the Minnesota
historical society; a member of the senate appointed pursuant to
the rules of the senate; a member of the house of
representatives appointed pursuant to the rules of the house of
representatives; 13 persons appointed by the governor including
one in the field of higher education, one member of the American
Society of Interior Designers, Minnesota Chapter, one member of
the American Institute of Architects, Minnesota chapter, one
member of the American Society of Landscape Architects,
Minnesota Chapter, one member of the family that donated the
governor's residence to the state, if available, and eight
public members with four public members' terms being coterminous
with the governor who appoints them. Members of the council
serve without compensation. Membership terms, removal, and
filling of vacancies for members appointed by the governor are
governed by section 15.0575. The council shall elect a chair
and a secretary from among its members. The council expires on
June 30, 19982001.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
16B.415, is amended to read:
16B.415 [OPERATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS.]
The commissioner, through a division of technology
management, is responsible for ongoing operations of state
agency information technology activities. These include records
management, activities relating to the government Data Practices
Act, operation of MNetthe state information infrastructure, and
activities necessary to make state information systems year 2000
compliant.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
16B.465, is amended to read:
16B.465 [MINNESOTA NETWORK FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS("MNET")STATE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.]
Subdivision 1. [CREATION.] The Minnesota network fortelecommunications, known as "MNet,"state informationinfrastructure provides voice, data, video, and other
telecommunications transmission services to state agencies;
educational institutions, including public schools as defined in
section 120.05, nonpublic, church or religious organization
schools that provide instruction in compliance with sections
120.101 to 120.102, and private colleges; public corporations;
and state political subdivisions. It is not a telephone company
for purposes of chapter 237. It shall not resell or sublease
any services or facilities to nonpublic entities except it may
serve private schools and colleges. The commissioner has the
responsibility for planning, development, and operations of MNetthe state information infrastructure in order to provide
cost-effective telecommunications transmission services to MNetstate information infrastructure users.
Subd. 2. [ADVISORY COUNCIL.] MNet is managed by thecommissioner. Subject to section 15.059, subdivisions 1 to 4,the commissioner shall appoint an advisory council to provideadvice in implementing and operating MNet. The council shallrepresent the users of MNet services and shall includerepresentatives of higher education, public and private schools,state agencies, and political subdivisions.
Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The commissioner, after consultation
with the office of technology, shall:
(1) provide voice, data, video, and other
telecommunications transmission services to the state and to
political subdivisions through an account in the
intertechnologies revolving fund;
(2) manage vendor relationships, network function, and
capacity planning in order to be responsive to the needs of the
systemstate information infrastructure users;
(3) set rates and fees for services;
(4) approve contracts relating to the system;
(5) in consultation with the office of technology, develop
the system plan, including plans for the phasing of its
implementation and maintenance of the initial system, and the
annual program and fiscal plans for the system; and
(6) in consultation with the office of technology, develop
a plan for interconnection of the network with private colleges
and public and private schools in the state.
Subd. 4. [PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.] (a) The commissioner may
require the participation of state agencies, the state board of
education, and the board of trustees of the Minnesota state
colleges and universities and may request the participation of
the board of regents of the University of Minnesota, in the
planning and implementation of the network to provide
interconnective technologies. The commissioner shall establish
reimbursement rates in cooperation with the commissioner of
finance to be billed to participating agencies and educational
institutions sufficient to cover the operating, maintenance, and
administrative costs of the system.
(b) A direct appropriation made to an educational
institution for usage costs associated with MNetthe stateinformation infrastructure must only be used by the educational
institution for payment of usage costs of the network as billed
by the commissioner of administration.
Subd. 6. [APPROPRIATION.] Money appropriated for MNetthestate information infrastructure and fees for telecommunications
services must be deposited in an account in the
intertechnologies fund. Money in the account is appropriated
annually to the commissioner to operate telecommunications
services.
Subd. 7. [EXEMPTION.] The system is exempt from the
five-year limitation on contracts set by section 16B.07,
subdivision 2.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.58,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.] No
person may park a motor vehicle, either privately or publicly
owned, upon any parking lot or facility owned or operated by the
state except as authorized by this section. The commissioner
shall operate and supervise all state parking lots and
facilities associated with buildings described in section16B.24, subdivision 1, or when the commissioner considers itadvisable and practicable, any other parking lots or facilitiesowned or rented by the state for the use of a state agency orstate employees. The commissioner may also provide employeeshuttle service and promote alternative transportation modes,including initiatives to increase the number of multi-occupancyvehicles. The commissioner may fix and collect rents, charges,
or fees in connection with and for the use of any state parking
lot or facility within the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
except for any state lot or facility the control of which is
vested by law in a state agency other than the department of
administration.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.65,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [APPOINTMENTS.] The governing body of each
municipality shall, unless other means are already provided,
appoint a building official to administer the code. Two or more
municipalities may combine in the appointment of a single
building official for the purpose of administering the
provisions of the code within their communities. In those
municipalities for which no building officials have been
appointed, the state building inspectorofficial, with the
approval of the commissioner, may appoint building officials to
serve until the municipalities have made an appointment. If
unable to make an appointment, the state building inspectorofficial may use whichever state employees or state agencies are
necessary to perform the duties of the building official. All
costs incurred by virtue of an appointment by the state building
inspectorofficial or services rendered by state employees must
be borne by the involved municipality. Receipts arising from
the appointment must be paid into the state treasury and
credited to the generalspecial revenue fund.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.65,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. [VACANCIES.] In the event that a certified
building official vacates that position within a municipality,
that municipality shall appoint a certified building official to
fill the vacancy as soon as possible. If the municipality fails
to appoint a certified building official within 90 days of the
occurrence of the vacancy, the state building inspectorofficial
may make the appointment or provide state employees to serve
that function as provided in subdivision 1.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
16B.72, is amended to read:
16B.72 [REFERENDA ON STATE BUILDING CODE IN NONMETROPOLITAN
COUNTIES.]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
a county that is not a metropolitan county as defined by section
473.121, subdivision 4, may provide, by a vote of the majority
of its electors residing outside of municipalities that have
adopted the state building code before January 1, 1977, that no
part of the state building code except the building requirements
for handicapped persons and the requirements for elevator safety
applies within its jurisdiction.
The county board may submit to the voters at a regular or
special election the question of adopting the building code.
The county board shall submit the question to the voters if it
receives a petition for the question signed by a number of
voters equal to at least five percent of those voting in the
last general election. The question on the ballot must be
stated substantially as follows:
"Shall the state building code be adopted in ..........
County?"
If the majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in
the negative, the state building code does not apply in the
subject county, outside home rule charter or statutory cities or
towns that adopted the building code before January 1, 1977,
except the building requirements for handicapped persons and the
requirements for elevator safety do apply.
Nothing in this section precludes a municipality or town
that didhas not adoptadopted the state building code beforeJanuary 1, 1977, from adopting and enforcing by ordinance or
other legal means the state building code within its
jurisdiction.
Sec. 14. [16B.735] [ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR
HANDICAPPED PERSONS.]
A statutory or home rule charter city that is not coveredby the state building code because of action taken under section16B.72 or 16B.73 is responsible for enforcement in the city ofthe state building code's requirements for handicapped persons.In all other areas where the state building code does not applybecause of action taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73, thecounty is responsible for enforcement of those requirements.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of sections
16E.03 to 16E.05, the following terms have the meanings given
them.
(a) "Information and communications technology activity"
means the development or acquisition of information and
communications technology devices and systems, but does not
include MNetthe state information infrastructure or its
contractors.
(b) "Data processing device or system" means equipment or
computer programs, including computer hardware, firmware,
software, and communication protocols, used in connection with
the processing of information through electronic data processing
means, and includes data communication devices used in
connection with computer facilities for the transmission of data.
(c) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch
of state government and includes the Minnesota higher education
services office.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
16E.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING; GENERAL PRINCIPLES.]
Community technical assistance and development seed funding for
aggregation of demand and community IT planning provided through
the IT community resource development initiative is contingent
upon the following general principles:
(1) that communities and regions show evidence of, or
intent to do, cooperative funding and planning between sectors
including, but not limited to, private sector providers, public
sector technology investments such as MNetthe state informationinfrastructure, library systems, health care providers,
businesses, schools and other educational institutions, and the
nonprofit sector; and
(2) that communities and regions agree to form local and
regional IT coordination committees or modify similar, existing
committees to be more inclusive of other sectors and undertake
comprehensive planning across those sectors to leverage public
and private IT investment to the maximum benefit of all citizens.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124C.74,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. [SCHOOL DISTRICT TELECOMMUNICATIONS GRANT.] (a) A
school district may apply for a grant under this subdivision
to: (1) establish connections among school districts, and
between school districts and the MNet statewidetelecommunications networkstate information infrastructure
administered by the department of administration under section
16B.465; or (2) if such a connection meeting minimum electronic
connectivity standards is already established, enhance
telecommunications capacity for a school district. The minimum
standards of capacity are a 56 kilobyte data line and 768
kilobyte ITV connection, subject to change based on the
recommendations by the Minnesota education telecommunications
council. A district may submit a grant application for
interactive television with higher capacity connections in order
to maintain multiple simultaneous connections. To ensure
coordination among school districts, a school district must
submit its grant application to the council through an
organization that coordinates the applications and connections
of at least ten school districts or through an existing
technology cooperative.
(b) The application must, at a minimum, contain information
to document for each applicant school district the following:
(1) that the proposed connection meets the minimum
standards and employs an open network architecture that will
ensure interconnectivity and interoperability with other
education institutions and libraries;
(2) that the proposed connection and system will be
connected to MNetthe state information infrastructure through
the department of administration under section 16B.465 and that
a network service and management agreement is in place;
(3) that the proposed connection and system will be
connected to the higher education telecommunication network and
that a governance agreement has been adopted which includes
agreements between the school district system, a higher
education regional council, libraries, and coordinating
entities;
(4) the telecommunication vendor, which may be MNet,
selected to provide service from the district to an MNeta stateinformation infrastructure hub or to a more cost-effective
connection point to MNetthe state information infrastructure;
and
(5) other information, as determined by the commissioner in
consultation with the education telecommunications council, to
ensure that connections are coordinated, meet state standards
and are cost-effective, and that service is provided in an
efficient and cost-effective manner.
(c) A grant applicant shall obtain a grant proposal fornetwork services from MNet. If MNet is not selected as thevendor, the application must provide the reasons for choosing analternative vendor. A school district may include, in its grant
application, telecommunications access for collaboration with
nonprofit arts organizations for the purpose of educational
programs, or access for a secondary media center that: (1) is a
member of a multitype library system; (2) is open during periods
of the year when classroom instruction is occurring; and (3) has
licensed school media staff on site.
(d) The Minnesota education telecommunications council
shall award grants and the funds shall be dispersed by the
commissioner. The highest priority for these grants shall be to
bring school districts up to the minimum connectivity standards.
A grant to enhance telecommunications capacity beyond the
minimum connectivity standards shall be no more than 75 percent
of the maximum grant under this subdivision. Grant applications
for minimum connection and enhanced telecommunications capacity
grants must be submitted to the commissioner by a coordinating
organization including, but not limited to, service cooperatives
and education districts. For the purposes of the grant, a
school district may include a charter school under section
120.064, or the Faribault academies. Based on the award made by
the council, all grants under this subdivision shall be paid by
the commissioner directly to a school district (unless this
application requests that the funds be paid to the coordinating
agency). Nonpublic schools as defined in section 237.065,
subdivision 2, located within the district may access the
network. The nonpublic school is responsible for actual costs
for connection from the school to the access site.
(e) Money awarded under this section may be used only for
the purposes explicitly stated in the grant application.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124C.74,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [REGIONAL LIBRARY TELECOMMUNICATION GRANT.] (a) A
regional public library system may apply for a telecommunication
access grant. The grant must be used to create or expand the
capacity of electronic data access and connect the library
system with the MNet statewide telecommunications networkstateinformation infrastructure administered by the department of
administration under section 16B.465. Connections must meet
minimum system standards of a 56 kilobyte data line and 768
kilobyte ITV connection. To be eligible for a
telecommunications access grant, a regional public library
system must: (1) meet the level of local support required under
section 134.34; and (2) be open at least 20 hours per week.
(b) Any grant award under this subdivision may not be used
to substitute for any existing local funds allocated to provide
electronic access, or equipment for library staff or the public,
or local funds previously dedicated to other library operations.
(c) An application for a regional public library
telecommunications access grant must, at a minimum, contain
information to document the following:
(1) that the connection meets the minimum standards and
employs an open network architecture that will ensure
interconnectivity and interoperability with other libraries and
the educational system;
(2) that the connection is being established through the
most cost-effective means and that the public library has
explored and coordinated connections through school districts or
other governmental agencies;
(3) that the proposed connection and system will be
connected to MNetthe state information infrastructure through
the department of administration under section 16B.465 and that
a network service and management agreement is in place;
(4) that the proposed connection and system will be
connected to the higher education and to the school district
telecommunication networks subject to a governance agreement
with one or more school districts and a higher education
regional council specifying how the system will be coordinated;
(5) the telecommunication vendor, which may be MNet,
selected to provide service from the library to an MNeta stateinformation infrastructure hub or through a more cost-effective
connection point to MNetthe state information infrastructure;
and
(6) other information, as determined by the commissioner,
to ensure that connections are coordinated, meet state
standards, are cost-effective, and that service is provided in
an efficient and cost-effective manner so that libraries
throughout the state are connected in as seamless a manner as
technically possible.
(d) A grant applicant shall obtain a grant proposal fornetwork services from MNet. If MNet is not selected as thevendor, the application must provide the reasons for choosing analternative vendor.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
221.173, is amended to read:
221.173 [ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.]
(a) The commissioner may accept in lieu of a required
document completed on paper, an electronically transmitted
document authenticated by an electronic signature.
(b) The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner ofadministrationoffice of technology, whowhich shall provide
advice and assistance in establishing criteria and standards for
authentication of electronic signatures and establishing to a
reasonable certainty the validity, security, and linkage of a
specific, unaltered, electronically transmitted document, its
unforged signature, and its authorized signer.
(c) The commissioner may determine the technology or system
to be used, which may include a private key/public key system,
an encrypted or cryptology-based system, a pen-based, on-screen
signature system that captures and verifies an autograph and
links it to a specific document, or other system or technology
or combination of systems.
(d) To the extent consistent with this section, laws and
rules pertaining to paper-based documents also pertain to
electronically transmitted documents.
Sec. 20. Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3,
article 12, section 7, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 1997,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 2, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [STATE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.] The membership
of the Minnesota education telecommunications council
established in Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 2, is
expanded to include representatives of elementary and secondary
education. The membership shall consist of three
representatives from the University of Minnesota; three
representatives of the board of trustees for Minnesota state
colleges and universities; one representative of the higher
education services offices; one representative appointed by the
private college council; one representative selected by thecommissioner of administration; eight representatives selected
by the commissioner of children, families, and learning, at
least one of which must come from each of the six higher
education telecommunication regions; a representative from
the information policy officeoffice of technology; two members
each from the senate and the house of representatives selected
by the subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and
administration of the senate and the speaker of the house, one
member from each body must be a member of the minority party;
and three representatives of libraries, one representing
regional public libraries, one representing multitype libraries,
and one representing community libraries, selected by the
governor. The council shall:
(1) develop a statewide vision and plans for the use of
distance learning technologies and provide leadership in
implementing the use of such technologies;
(2) recommend to the commissioner and the legislature by
December 15, 1996, a plan for long-term governance and a
proposed structure for statewide and regional
telecommunications;
(3) recommend educational policy relating to
telecommunications;
(4) determine priorities for use;
(5) oversee coordination of networks for post-secondary
campuses, K-12 education, and regional and community libraries;
(6) review application for telecommunications access grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124C.74 and recommend to the
department grants for funding;
(7) determine priorities for grant funding proposals; and
(8) work with the information policy office to ensure
consistency of the operation of the learning network with
standards of an open system architecture.
The council shall consult with representatives of the
telecommunication industry in implementing this section.
Sec. 21. Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 12,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Fiscal Agent
1,060,000 160,000
(a) Children's Museum
160,000 160,000
This appropriation is for a grant to
the Minnesota Children's Museum.
(b) Voyageur Center
$250,000 the first year is for a grant
to the city of International Falls for
the predesign and design of an
interpretive library and conference
center. The center shall provide
educational opportunities and enhance
tourism by presenting information and
displays that preserve and interpret
the history of the voyageurs and
animals involved with the voyageurs,
emphasizing the importance of the fur
trade to the history and development of
the region and the state. The center
shall include conference facilities.
The center shall be located in the city
of International Falls. The city may
enter into a lease or management
contract with a nonprofit entity for
operation of the center. In developing
plans for the facility, the
commissionercity must consult with the
small business development center
located at Rainy River Community
College.
(c) Hockey Hall of Fame
$200,000 the first year is for a grant
to the hockey hall of fame in Eveleth
for capital improvements and building
and grounds maintenance. Any money not
spent the first year is available the
second year.
(d) American Bald Eagle Center
$450,000 the first year is for a grant
to the city of Wabasha to acquire and
prepare a site for and to predesign and
design the American Bald Eagle Center,
to be available until June 30, 1999.
Sec. 22. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Sections 1, 19, 20, and 21 are effective on the dayfollowing final enactment.
Presented to the governor April 2, 1998
Signed by the governor April 3, 1998, 1:05 p.m.